Cinderella Snakes alive, on to World Series!

RJ Hamster

Cinderella Snakes alive, on to World Series!

Wednesday, October 25

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Good morning! World Series matchup a tale of the turnarounds.

TOP NEWS

The D-backs rush to Paul Sewald to celebrate winning the NLCS

Cinderella Snakes alive and on their way to the World Series!

The D-backs stunned the Phillies, 4-2, in NLCS Game 7, stealing a second straight game in one of the most hostile road environments and securing their first NL pennant since 2001.

Marte keeps hit streak going, named NLCS MVP

Ketel Marte’s 16-game hitting streak is the longest by any player to start his postseason career in MLB history. Arizona’s second baseman hit .387/.406/.581 with five extra-base hits to take home the NLCS MVP Award.

7 reasons the D-backs are the unlikeliest World Series team

There’s a real argument to be made that this D-backs club is the most shocking pennant winner in MLB history.

Carroll brings the chaos and keeps carrying underdogs

Corbin Carroll is emerging as a superstar before our very eyes, and his team is in the World Series after one of the best Game 7 performances by a rookie in baseball history.

World Series Game 1: D-backs at Rangers, Friday, 8 ET on FOX

Two years removed from triple-digit losses, mere weeks removed from midseason messes and having overcome unsightly seeding and last year’s pennant winners, Arizona and Texas now meet in a World Series showdown that is as exciting as it was unlikely.

Just how close did Phillies come to the key hit? ‘A tenth of a second’

Bryce Harper estimates that he missed turning around Game 7 by a fraction of a second. Instead, he and his teammates head off to an uncertain offseason.

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TOP PERFORMANCES

Corbin Carroll: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBIs, 2 SB
3 hits tied for most by a rookie in winner-take-all playoff game

Gabriel Moreno: 2-for-4, RBI
3rd multihit game of the postseason

Brandon Pfaadt: 4 IP, 2 R, 7 K’s
2nd pitcher with 5+ K’s, no BBs in 1st 3 innings of a Game 7

Kevin Ginkel: 1.2 IP, 3 K’s
Has not allowed a run in 8 appearances this postseason

Ryan Thompson: 1.1 IP, 0 R
Needed only 10 pitches to record 4 outs

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MUST-SEE PLAY

An animated gif of Ketel Marte making a sliding stop and throw to first

Ketel Marte takes away hits, too.

STAFF PICKS

Ketel Marte, Corbin Carroll, Adolis García and Corey Seager

3 early storylines to watch in the World Series

In a World Series no one could have seen coming back in March — heck, a World Series no one could have seen coming a week ago — the Texas Rangers are going to play the Arizona Diamondbacks. It’s a most unusual World Series matchup, but that doesn’t make it any less compelling.

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